Culture Courses and Certifications

China’s Political and Intellectual Foundations: From Sage Kings to Confucius

11 reviews

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Modern China’s Foundations: The Manchus and the Qing

8 reviews

Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Creating Modern China: The Republican Period to the Present

7 reviews

Explore the birth of modern China with a focus on the time between the fall of the Qing and the end of World War II.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact On Pop Culture

14 reviews

EXCLUSIVE! When you complete a verified certificate in this course, you will receive digital artwork from a current comic book artist.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

L'Italiano nel mondo

22 reviews

Impara a ragionare sulla competenza linguistica e sul modo in cui utilizzi la lingua italiana

• edX
• 10 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism

6 reviews

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China

6 reviews

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Invasions, Rebellions, and the Fall of Imperial China

5 reviews

An overview of modern Chinese history, including the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial China.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

China and Communism

5 reviews

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming

6 ratings at edX

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China

4 reviews

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Contemporary China: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

11 ratings at edX

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture

7 ratings at edX

Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

L'innovazione sociale per il patrimonio culturale

7 reviews

Impara a valorizzare il patrimonio culturale attraverso processi di rifunzionalizzazione

• edX
• 7 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

America Through Foreign Eyes

392 ratings at Coursera

Explore diverse international perspectives on American culture, society, and influence through the eyes of African, Chinese, French, Mexican, and Russian observers, examining key themes like democracy, globalization, and cultural impact.

• Coursera
• 1 day 10 hours 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)